---
type: lake
name: "Ball Club Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 206
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 47.91283
longitude: -90.49425
lake_score: 41
dnr_lake_id: "16018200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/ball-club-lake
---

# Ball Club Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 206 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 41/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Ball Club Lake is a 206-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 3 fish species here, including walleye and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the US Forest Service.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 3
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Bower Trout Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/bower-trout-lake) - 2.8 miles, 133 acres
- [Kemo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/kemo-lake) - 3 miles, 189 acres
- [Two Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/two-island-lake) - 3 miles, 754 acres
- [Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/swan-lake) - 3.2 miles, 199 acres
- [Dick Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/dick-lake) - 3.3 miles, 127 acres
- [McDonald Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/mcdonald-lake) - 3.7 miles, 86 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.91283,-90.49425)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16018200)
- [All lakes in Cook County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/ball-club-lake)*